Matthew McConaughey Calls For Action After Mass Shooting In His Texas Hometown

Actor Matthew McConaughey is speaking out about the shooting that happened at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. At the time of this writing, an 18-year-old gunman has killed 19 children and 2 adults at Robb Elementary School.

McConaughey took a moment to address the mass shooting in his hometown with a lengthy message on Twitter.

McConaughey began his post with, “Uvalde, Texas, USA” in the caption.

“As you all are aware there was another mass shooting today, this time in my home town of Uvalde Texas,” he began. “Once again, we have tragically proven that we are failing to be responsible for the rights our freedoms grant us.”

“The true call to action now is for every American to take a longer and deeper look in the mirror, and ask ourselves, ‘What is it that we truly value? How do we repair the problem? What small sacrifices can we individually take today, to preserve a healthier and safer nation, state, and neighborhood tomorrow?’ We cannot exhale once again, make excuses, and accept these tragic realities as the status quo.”

“As Americans, Texans, mothers and fathers, it’s time we re-evaluate, and renegotiate our wants from our needs,” he went on. “We have to rearrange our values and find a common ground above this devastating American reality that has tragically become our children’s issue.”

“This is an epidemic we can control, and whichever side of the aisle we may stand on, we all know we can do better,” he continued. “We must do better. Action must be taken so that no parent has to experience what the parents in Uvalde and the others before them have endured.”

“And to those who dropped off their loved ones today not knowing it was goodbye, no words can comprehend or heal your loss, but if prayers can provide comfort, we will keep them coming.”

NBA star LeBron James was one of the first celebrities to weigh in on the crisis, tweeting, "My thoughts and prayers goes out to the families of love ones loss & injured at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX! Like when is enough enough man!!! These are kids and we keep putting them in harms way at school. Like seriously 'AT SCHOOL' where it's suppose to be the safest!"

James later added, "There simply has to be change! HAS TO BE!! ????????.. Praying to the heavens above to all with kids these days in schools. ??????"

Horror author Stephen King tweeted, "GUN CONTROL NOW! STOP THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS!"

The "Carrie" author followed it up with "2-day Twitter outrage doesn’t cut it. When you step into the voting booth this fall, VOTE GUN CONTROL."

"Star Trek" actor George Takei retweeted a statement from Texas Senator Ted Cruz, saying, "Their blood, your hands."

He later followed it up with, "We all can do something, you know. We can donate to Democratic candidates who will prioritize gun control, and we can campaign and vote for them this November. Do it for the kids and their future. If you sit this out, they’ll continue to die senselessly."